- José Carlos Pace
Former F1 driver
Name = José Carlos Pace
Nickname: Môco
Nationality = flagicon|BrazilBrazil ian
Years = F1|1972 - F1|1977
Team(s) = Williams,Surtees ,Brabham
Races = 73 (72 starts)
Championships = 0
Wins = 1
Podiums = 6
Points = 58
Poles = 1
Fastest laps = 5
First race =1972 South African Grand Prix
First win =1975 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last win = 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last race =1977 South African Grand Prix José Carlos Pace (born
October 6 1944 inSão Paulo - diedMarch 18 1977 near São Paulo) was aracing driver fromBrazil . He participated in 73Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting onMarch 4 ,1972 . He won one race, achieved six podiums, and scored a total of 58 championship points. He also secured onepole position . He was killed in a light aircraft accident in early 1977. The track which currently hosts theBrazilian Grand Prix annually now, as a tribute to him, bears his name,Autódromo José Carlos Pace .Brabham team owner,Bernie Ecclestone , rated Pace highly and went on record saying that if Pace hadn't died, he would never have needed the services of triple world championNiki Lauda .Fact|date=July 2007 Pace is buried in Cemitério do Araça, São Paulo.Complete Formula One World Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position / Races in "italics" indicate fastest lap)
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